The implications and actions for health care professionals Liu, Darren 1974- creator author. Burston, Betty (Betty C.) author. Collier-Stewart, Shartriya author. Mulligan, Heidi H. author. text bibliography mau 2019 First edition. monographic eng

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xv, 347 pages : illustrations "This unique text explores health disparities in the United States and their implications from the perspective of a health care administration The book begins with a broad overview of health disparities including definitions from local, state, and federal legislation, as well as alternative definitions. The authors examine current and past frameworks of analysis regarding the causes of disparities and provide a statistical overview of death rates and their implications for health care administrators. In the final section of the book, each chapter looks at health disparities within each type of health care environment such as physician practices, hospitals, pharmaceutical products, Medicare/Medicaid, long-term care, insurance markets, and more"--Provided by publisher. Part I Fundamentals of Health Disparities Chapter 1 Health Disparities: Entering A Strange Land at a Strange Time Chapter 2 What Are Health Disparities? Part II Researching and Assessing Health Disparities Chapter 3 How to Conduct Research on Health Disparities Chapter 4 Data Sources To Study Health and Health Care Disparities Chapter 5 Simple Statistical Tools to Assess Health and Health Care Disparities Part III Disparities in Health Care Chapter 6 Physicians, Health Care Quality, and Health Disparities Chapter 7 Health Care Disparities in Physician Practices Chapter 8 Using Physician/Patient Partnerships to Reduce Health Care Disparities Chapter 9 Disparities in Primary, Specialty, and Tertiary Health Care Markets Chapter 10 Hospitals and Health Disparities Chapter 11 Health Disparities in Health Insurance Markets Chapter 12 Disparities in Long-Term Care Institutions Part IV Reanalyzing Health Disparities: Two Case Studies Chapter 13 They Protect Eagles, Don't They?: Using Health Disparity Research to Tell New Stories - Case Study I Chapter 14 Uncovering Health Disparities - A Case Study on Adverse Childhood Experiences and Intentional and Unintentional Injuries Chapter 15 Health and Health Care Disparities Where Do We Go From Here? Darren Liu, Betty Burston, Shartriya Collier-Stewart, Heidi H. Mulligan. Includes bibliographical references and index. Healthcare Disparities Health Facility Administrators Data Collection Research Design Socioeconomic Factors United States W 76 AA1 2019 9781284156096 (paperback) 2018024739 DNLM 201012 20201012150222.0 1727735 eng